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    Home › Reviews›Bessacarr›E435

    Bessacarr E435 2006

    £31,650
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - front three-quarters view
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – front three-quarters view
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - control panel
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – control panel
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - kitchen
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – kitchen
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - washroom
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – washroom
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - kitchen
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – kitchen
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - washroom
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – washroom
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - lockers above lounge
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – lockers above lounge
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - rear three-quarters view
    2006 Bessacarr E435 – rear three-quarters view
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - front three-quarters view
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - control panel
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - kitchen
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - washroom
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - kitchen
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - washroom
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - lockers above lounge
    2006 Bessacarr E435 - rear three-quarters view

    Published: October 20, 2011

    Get the expert verdict on the Bessacarr E435 in the Practical Motorhome review

    Verdict

    The Bessacarr E435 strikes a balance between value, traditional British comfort, and the thoughtful design that typically characterises Continental ’vans.

    Pros

    Great specification
    No major faults
    It is roomy inside

    Cons

    Not much exterior storage
    There’s a small cutlery drawer

    Living

    Four can suit comfortably at mealtimes, thanks to a roomy dinette and supportive seats. The interior is very bright and breezy to look at and the side-sofa in particular was a joy to sit on, thanks to the sculpted bolster cushions at either end.

    Kitchen

    The kitchen lies across the back of the ’van, between the washroom wall and side wall. This limits available space on the worktop but Swift Group has worked around it.
    The Bessacarr’s refrigerator is next to the door and the oven, which leaves a small, upright, storage cupboard between the two for housing a small cutlery drawer (with no divisions) and a small wire drawer for perishables. On the other side of the living-area door is a massive floor-level storage cupboard that will swallow tins, bottles and all manner of foodstuffs with ease. There is only one eye-level storage locker above the sink and hob, but there is a microwave oven in a dedicated storage locker and this more than makes up for it. Workspace is limited near the sink and cooker, but there is loads available above the large storage cupboard.

    Washroom

    The Bessacarr lacks a window and, along with the coloured wall treatment, feels dark and a bit dingy. The flush-fit magnetic door is nice, though, and stops a lot of the snagging catches which can imprison the unwary in the washroom. A swivel Thetford cassette toilet is standard and the shower is controlled using the washroom taps, rather than its own assembly.

    Beds

    The Bessacarr can legitimately be called a five-berth motorhome with its large overcab double, a single bed running along the nearside, and a double bed in the dinette. All the beds form up to make flat sleeping areas and although very tall sleepers may find themselves a little cramped in the lower beds, the overcab boasts 2.09m (6ft 10ins) of length – which should accommodate most people, in comfort. The beds are easy to make up, too.

    Storage

    The Bessacarr makes a half-hearted attempt at exterior storage, with a tiny storage door next to the gas bottle locker, but getting bigger items in and out of it is a bit of an art.
    Inside the ’van, there’s plenty of storage under the seat bases, while numerous roof-level lockers line the areas above the lounge and dinette.
    The Bessacarr has a slide-out TV locker fitted as standard, with a huge space available with pre-wired sockets for hooking up a DVD-player.
    A half-height wardrobe above the heater supplies storage for coats and jackets.

    Technical Specifications

    Payload397 kg
    MTPLM3400 kg
    Shipping Length6.16 m
    Width2.22 m

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